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December 7, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Giant ore carrier springs leak, could sink in Brazil port
    The world's largest iron-ore vessel is disabled and could sink in a port where Brazil's Vale, the world top producer, loads about 10 per cent of global supplies of the commodity, shipping agents and the ship's operator said.
  • Four firms form tanker group amid low rates
    Denmark's A P Moller-Maersk, Japan's Mitsui O S K Lines and two other shipping companies are combining their supertanker fleets to better compete in a difficult freight market, the group said yesterday.
  • Lay-ups vital for tanker sector recovery
    Crude tanker owners will have to lay up their vessels to ensure any chance of recovery in the sector in the coming months as the pace of vessel deliveries hitting the water continues to overwhelm the market, analysts said on Monday.
Strait Talk
  • End of the Mitropoulos era at IMO
    ABOUT eight years ago, this column made some critical comments about a meeting between the European transport commissioner, the late Loyola de Palacio, and the then recently appointed International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Giant ore carrier springs leak, could sink in Brazil port
    The world's largest iron-ore vessel is disabled and could sink in a port where Brazil's Vale, the world top producer, loads about 10 per cent of global supplies of the commodity, shipping agents and the ship's operator said.
  • Four firms form tanker group amid low rates
    Denmark's A P Moller-Maersk, Japan's Mitsui O S K Lines and two other shipping companies are combining their supertanker fleets to better compete in a difficult freight market, the group said yesterday.
  • Lay-ups vital for tanker sector recovery
    Crude tanker owners will have to lay up their vessels to ensure any chance of recovery in the sector in the coming months as the pace of vessel deliveries hitting the water continues to overwhelm the market, analysts said on Monday.
Strait Talk
  • End of the Mitropoulos era at IMO
    ABOUT eight years ago, this column made some critical comments about a meeting between the European transport commissioner, the late Loyola de Palacio, and the then recently appointed International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos.

Sched Netweb site
  • Auckland to lose US$15 million a year as Maersk diverts to Tauranga
  • EU carbon tax puts Airbus sales at risk, says Chinese industry expert
  • MSC joins Hamburg Sud, Hapag, Maersk, ANL in Oceania-California loop
  • NOL dismisses reports that it's bidding again for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Ningbo's sea-rail intermodal container volume doubles
  • Iran trade faces increasing difficulties as international sanctions bite
  • Port of Dandong to turn into northeast Asia logistics hub in five years
  • Agility earns TAPA certification for trucking in Hong Kong
  • Five postpanamax cranes make Vietnam's Cai Mep ready for big boxships
  • Kuehne + Nagel's new US inland box dispatch system heightens visibility
  • DHL kicks off Toronto-Singapore less-than-container-load service
  • NAFTA surface trade up 13.8pc, US-Canada volume rises 35.7pc in September
  • Hactl named air terminal of the year from SCALA 2011 for 5th straight year
  • IATA sees bright prospects for Middle East, despite dark areas
  • Construction starts early 2012 on India's Surat Airport cargo terminal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL receives first two of 32 10,000-TEU newbuildings
  • CTL 2011 from tomorrow in Mumbai
  • Evergreen Marine surveys VCT
  • New VLCC pool to be launched next year
  • Number of idle boxships decline
  • NYK first Japanese liner to obtain third-party certification
  • Oxfam & WWF join shipowners to urge agreement on tackling greenhouse gas emissions from ships
  • Tanker returns climb as ship supply drops
  • Big spurt seen in Bangla garment exports to India
  • EU crisis won't affect FTA with India
  • Garment exporters in Tirupur reducing output
  • India likely to ink trade pact with Southern Africa Customs Union by Q1 2012
  • India, Nepal revise double taxation avoidance agreement
  • Hooghly dredging hit due to dearth of dredgers
  • Centre-state sparring over CST set to upset GST rollout deadline
  • Indian economy slowing more than expected: Moody's
  • Sugar exports notification delay may hit margins: ISMA

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • CMA CGM rate restorations in traffic from Asia
    CMA CGM is making the following rate restorations from 15 December. From Asia to Mexico, the west coast of Central America and the west coast of South America it will amount to USD...
  • Germany's automotive industry makes emissions/toll proposal
    The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the national association for road haulage logistics and waste removal (BGL) have submitted a proposal to the government...
  • Bombardier wins Indian railway contract
    Bombardier Transportation has won a contract for propulsion and control equipment in India from Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), a joint venture between the railways minis...
  • Swissport welcomes EU ground handling proposals
    Swissport, one of the world's leading providers of ground services to the aviation sector, welcomed the European Commission's proposal for new ground handling regulations that wou...
  • Sydney Bankstown airport may expand freight operations
    Bankstown Airport Limited is exploring the feasibility of expanding overnight freight aircraft operations at the Airport. CEO Colin Grove recently advised the Bankstown Airport Com...
  • Alaska Air Cargo introduces mobile cargo tracking
    US carrier Alaska Air Cargo has introduced a cargo tracking service called Alaska mobile track, which allows its cargo customers to track and monitor shipments from a mobile phone...
  • DSV Solutions cooperates with Hologic UK
    DSV Solutions and leading medical equipment manufacturer Hologic UK have formed a new supply chain partnership covering the UK and Ireland. DSV Solutions will provide Hologic with...
  • Europorte Channel gains HS1 authorisation
    Europorte Channel, which provides traction services for railfreight trains through the Channel Tunnel and international haulage from Spain and Italy to the UK, has been granted ap...
  • Nagambie bypass opens to traffic in Australia
    Almost two years since work on the first section of the Nagambie bypass started it has now opened to traffic, with the overall USD 188 million project on track to be completed by ...
  • Scandlines denies sale plans
    Bengt Pihl, the CEO of Scandlines, has denied press reports that Scandlines is for sale, saying that "there are no definitive sales procedures". He did add that the buyi...
  • Panalpina launches direct Asia-Poland LCL services
    The logistics company Panalpina's in-house carrier Pantainer Express Line is launching two new guaranteed weekly direct LCL services from Keelung (Taiwan) and Busan (South Korea) ...
  • Wincanton wins LaFarge contract
    The English logistics service provider Wincanton has signed a multi-year contract with Lafarge Cement UK which will see Wincanton work in partnership with LaFarge's in-house fleet...
  • InterRail names Howard Lamb as new CEO
    The intermodal transport company InterRail, which has subsidiaries at 29 locations in 13 countries, is reorganising its executive echelons. Howard Lamb will become the enterprise'...
  • Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker nominated for Iata board
    At its annual general meeting currently being held in Abu Dhabi (UAE), the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO), a 27-member regional aviation body, gave Qatar Airways CEO Akbar ...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • Rand Logistics completes acquisition of ATB
  • $22.2 million available for latest round of Ferry Boat Grants
  • Fredriksen gives massive backing to Frontline restructuring plan
  • Yantai Raffles to build semi-submersible for COSL

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • Past Sea-Land Services president earns Connie Award for 2011
  • Customs inks deal with EU for Mutual Recognition Decision
  • US, Montenegro reach new open skies agreement
  • Port of Port Angeles releases Final Budget report for 2012
  • Four firms joining up for VLCC tanker pool

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • Major ports welcome Habitats Directive review
    Rules help environmentalists to "stall development", UK ports lobby claims
  • Fronthaul panamax rates rise as pre-Christmas fixing picks up
    Lack of tonnage and increased inquiry allows owners to push for higher prices
  • Aframax rates rally in the Mediterranean
    Upcoming holiday season plus Turkish Straits delays cited as main causes of price upswing
  • Ocean Rig authorises share and bond buy-back
    Programme gives management discretion for up to $500m in purchases over next two years
  • UK gives green light for armed guards on ships
    Move marks a shift in government attitude
  • Rand Logistics completes purchase of Jones Act self-unloader
    'Transformational' year sees company on track for growth
  • Global shippers step up calls for worldwide conference ban
    New body lobbying for regulatory overhaul
  • Pirate activity on the decline, statistics suggest
    Incidents in 2012 likely to be fewer than in 2011, says International Maritime Bureau
  • India seeks more Indonesian coal imports
    Government predicts imports will reach 265m in 2016/2017
  • Almost 10% of capesize and panamax bulkers are only worth scrap value
    Dry bulk fleet just ahead of tankers by number of ships at demolition levels, says VesselsValue.com
  • IOPC signs up three new states
    Palau, Senegal and Serbia boost number of oil pollution fund members to 108
  • HNS Convention will be ratified by 2013, says IOPC
    Just eight countries have signed so far
  • Vale Beijing is "stable", says DNV
    Valemax ship remains at the port of Sao Luis
  • Shippers divided on MSC-CMA CGM partnership
    ESC worried that co-operation will reduce capacity below "justifiable" levels
  • Scaling back from boxes
    Where MISC leads, others may follow
  • UK stands firm on anti-piracy measures
    Maritime Minister Mike Penning defends the decision to back armed guards on board as a key strategy in the fight against Somali piracy
  • Consolidation is the last great taboo for reefers
    MSC tie-up with CMA CGM will tighten the squeeze on reefer specialists
  • That's where the devil is
    The UN climate change conference in Durban is debating how money should be raised and what should be done with it, but proposals are light on detail
  • China lenders to hold steady despite easing
    The monetary loosening sends a positive signal on demand, but do not expect ship financing to flow easily
  • Iran sanctions create a barrier to claims
    New order blocks US and UK bank guarantees to Iranian interests, say insurers
  • Battle for survival
    Tanker operators continue to bleed cash, but the pressure to curb costs and find new funds is set to intensify
  • UN wants shipping cash for third-world climate change prevention
    But draft proposals said to lack detail
  • Maersk and partners set to launch 50-ship VLCC pool
    Combined fleet of very large crude carriers scheduled to become active in February
  • The hidden depths of pools
    The advantages to owners of running a group of vessels collectively are being eroded
  • Maersk pulls Auckland service
    Industrial unrest pushes $16m in box business to rival Tauranga
  • Fredriksen's Frontline bailout to create new company
    Ailing tanker company will hive off 'Frontline 2012' to take on newbuilding and debt commitments
  • STX confirms crack in Vale Beijing
    Sinking of stricken valemax vessel in Brazil port would disrupt up to a third of Vale's iron ore shipments
  • DP World to expand Jebel Ali hub
    Dubai port management giant to invest $850m over three years

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • VLCC operators form pool
    MOL, SAMCO Shipholding, Maersk Tankers and Singapore's Ocean Tankers said today they have signed a letter of intent to set up a 50-tanker VLCC pool
  • ESC wants alliance 'vigilance'
    THE ESC called today on its members to show "vigilance" on the MSC-CMA CGM operating alliance
  • NOL: no bid for Hapag
    SINGAPORE'S NOL has refuted reports elsewhere that it is again trying to acquire a stake in German rival Hapag-Lloyd
  • Four indicted in US oil scam
    FOUR Venezuelans have been charged in a multimillion-dollar kickback scam involving US tanker imports from the South American country
  • US LNG fall speeds up
    US LNG imports continue to plunge while a fifth US terminal, Sempra's Cameron LNG, has applied for an export conversion
  • Clothes maketh the rates
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that chemical rates are recovering at last, thanks to peak garment production in northeastern Asia
  • Heavy Oz/India uranium flow predicted
    AUSTRALIA can expect to ship about 2,500 tonnes of uranium to India each year within two decades, Fairplay was told today
  • 200 held in migrant smuggling
    GREEK authorities are today holding 200 suspects in migrant smuggling over the past week
  • Jebel Ali to be expanded
    DUBAI Ports World plans to expand its flagship port Jebel Ali in the UAE to 19M teu by 2014, from its present throughput just exceeding 1M teu per month
  • Inpex unveils coalition sales deal for Icthys
    JAPAN'S Inpex today announced a sales agreement with another five companies for LNG from its Icthys project in Australia
  • Woodside brushes off ruling
    AUSTRALIA'S Woodside today rejected suggestions that a court ruling has put cast doubt on its Browse LNG project
  • RMT: cuts 'strangle' safety
    A LEADING transport union has reportedly slammed government cuts to the UK coastguards force
  • Australian bumper crop boosts forecasts
    SHIPMENTS of agricultural products from Australia are expected to jump after the country today predicted a record winter crop
  • Qatar and Shell agree to $6.4Bn scheme
    QATAR and Royal Dutch Shell have reportedly agreed to develop a $6.4Bn complex in the Ras Laffan industrial city to produce exports of petrochemicals to be shipped to Asia. Qatar and Shell agree to $6.4Bn scheme
  • TBS nears bank deal
    TROUBLED TBS International has announced a tentative agreement with its lending group to restructure debt and erase remaining stock value

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • Q&A: The Occupy Movements at Ports of Oakland, LA-LB, Seattle
    Bill Mongelluzzo, associate editor at The Journal of Commerce, discusses the Occupy movements taking place at ports along the West...
  • Hong Kong Container Traffic Up 2 Percent
    Traffic through the Port of Hong Kong during the third quarter increased 2 percent year-over-year, but laden container throughput fell...
  • MSC Details Revised Services With CMA CGM
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. announced the first changes in its Asia-Europe services following its Dec. 1 agreement to combine some of...
  • CP Aims to Run 11 Percent Longer Trains by 2013
    Canadian Pacific Railway aims to be able to run 11 percent longer trains by 2013 through new and expanded siding...
  • UK to Allow Armed Guards on Ships
    The United Kingdom saysit will allow British-flagged ships to carry armed guards next year to defend against pirate attacks, leaving...
  • China Manufacuturing Fuels Nylon Resin Demand
    Demand for durable goods will fuel specialty resin demand growth more than 4 percent annually through 2016, and Northeast China...
  • CSAV, Boskalis Set $990 Million Value for Tug Venture
    Boskalis and CSAV agreed on a valuation for the $990 million harbor tug joint venture the Dutch dredging and marine...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Opens Frankfurt Cold Cargo Facility
    Lufthansa Cargo began operations at a cold cargo facility at Frankfurt airport, the latest investment aimed at keeping pace with...
  • Freight Index Fell 2.2 Percent in November
    The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments fell for the first time in nearly two years in November, slipping 2.9...
  • Error Could Cause Thousands of TWIC Cards to Be Rejected
    Some 26,000 holders of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential may not be able to use their cards at an electronic...
  • MSC-CMA CGM Pact Worries European Shippers
    European shippers are worried they will see rates rise because of a lack of competition caused by Mediterranean Shipping Co....
  • Occupy Movement Posts Schedule for Port Protests
    The Occupy movement has announced its schedules for marches as part of its attempt to shutdown West Coast ports on...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Eyes Growth With China Acquisition
    European transport operator Norbert Dentressangle says its acquisition of APC Beijing International positions the company for larger growth in worldwide...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • Wanted: superior powers to solve the world's problems
    Depending on when you read this, the day of destiny [Friday December 9] for both the euro and the planet may have passed. Brussels' attempt to save the ...
  • NOL denies bid for Hapag-Lloyd
    Neptune Orient Lines has deemed it necessary to deny that it is making another bid for Hapag-Lloyd, as reported in yesterday's edition of Singapore's The ...
  • ZIM and COSCON to upgrade their Mediterranean/West Africa service
    Haifa-based ZIM Line and Shanghai-headquartered COSCON are to add a third vessel to their jointly operated western Mediterranean/West Africa service. The move will ...
  • S&P threat mars 'Merkozy' deal
    Ratings agency, Standard and Poor's has placed 15 eurozone nations on credit watch 'with negative implications', pouring cold water over the deal crafted yesterday ...
  • APM T sells Xiamen terminal stake
    Netherlands-headquartered APM Terminals (APM T) has sold its remaining 25% stake in China's Xiamen Songyu Container terminal to Hong Kong-listed Xiamen International ...
  • DP World to raise Jebel Ali's handling capacity to 19 million TEU
    DP World is planning to spend USD850 million over the next three years to expand its flag ship container-handling facilities at Jebel Ali by almost 30%. The port, ...
  • Maersk ditches Auckland after industrial unrest
    Maersk Line's New Zealand trade and marketing manager, Dave Gulik, said today that the company's decision to shift its Southern Star Express service from Auckland ...
  • US jobless numbers falling
    The percentage of the American workforce unemployed fell to its lowest level for two and a half years in November to 8.6%, as analysts began to predict a sustained ...
  • Soaring Thanksgiving sales 'not an indication of stronger Christmas retail'
    Derivatives broker GFI Group has rejected any optimism that the record spending on the recent Black Friday weekend has brought for trade on the transpacific - it ...
  • DP World doubles Dakar's box handling capacity
    DP World has officially opened its new container terminal in the port of Dakar, Senegal, and in so doing effectively doubled the West African country's port's container-handling ...
  • CSAV split in two
    CSAV's bondholders have agreed to CSAV being split into a vessel owning/operating arm and a separate agency company currently operating under the name of Sudamericana ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • Analysts judge FRO facelift
    Tanker giant's stock continues to climb as equity experts race to examine finer points of complex financial overhaul.
  • USCG pops Italian bulkers
    Entities tied to D'Amico and Premuda land in hot water following detentions at US ports.
  • Hapag storms Vietnam
    German giant tosses 9,000-teu containership into its newest transpacific liner service.
  • Frontline flies on rescue deal
    John Fredriksen-controlled tanker titan sees shares race up after $500m bail-out.
  • Winland snacks on pea pact
    Chinese mini-bulker specialist indulges in $2.2m deal to shift yellow peas from Canada to India.
  • Volgaflot pockets loan
    Vladimir Lisin-controlled shipowner borrows $41.5m to buy stakes in sister companies.
  • Ocean Rig kicks off buy-back
    DryShips drilling spin-off earmarks $500m for stock and notes repurchase.
  • EDF taps Diana panamax
    UK firm ties up newest addition to US-quoted owner's fleet of bulkers for two-years.
  • Rhyme pays
    Newport News' ship fitter Alfred Flythe wins $1,000 for rap tune about safety at work.
  • Polarcus scores a double
    Dubai-based seismic outfit snares a charter for a newbuilding and a seismic project offshore West Africa.
  • Precious confirms double buy
    Khalid Hashim-led bulker owner admits purchase of two handysizes from STX Pan Ocean.
  • STX cools VLOC sinking fears
    South Korean group says potential sinking of damaged Vale Beijing a "worst case scenario".
  • Big John saves the day
    John Fredriksen comes up with $500m rescue deal which will see the world's largest independent tanker company split in two.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • MSC leads on U.S. inbound capacity
    The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. provides an estimated 60,555 TEUs of weekly inbound U.S. capacity or 13.2 percent of a total 457,362 TEUs as of Dec. 4, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data.
  • Bulk carrier springs leak
    One of the world's largest bulk carriers, the Vale Beijing, has developed a leak while loading ore in Brazil. It was not believed the situation was so serious that the ship would sink.
  • Maersk pulling out of Tangiers
    Francis and Sam, I can't find the link to Ben's Safmarine ComPair commentary from the Nov. 4 Service Tracker in the archive. I've noted in bold in the story where it should be added. Thanks!
  • MSC joins Oceania-California PSW loop
  • Johns given Connie Award
  • Savage plans Oakland-Stockton container barge service
  • Horizon registers securities for sale

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2011
  • GAC signs LNG global hub contract
    GAC Bunker Fuels will act as a bunker trader for ALSS's fleet.
  • Greek players warn of fresh disruption
    Customs officials to stage new protests against cuts.
  • Bunker prices down in Fujairah
    Competition strong in Suez.
  • Prices soft in Northern Europe
    Rotterdam: Demand weak for the time of year.
  • Bunker sector identified as funding source
    Reports say it is the first time a specific source has been mentioned in a UN text.
  • Fuel oil tax keeps prices firm
    Russia player seeks compensation for lost revenue.
  • Gibraltar bunker plans may have been a 'ploy'
    Territory's governing party faces accusation of 'scandalous' behaviour.
  • Singapore bunker market still soft
    Prices down in other Asian ports.
  • Singapore firm to tap on overseas bunker tankers
    Currently in talks with Chinese and Middle Eastern shipowners, says OHC Shipmanagement.
  • Singapore bunker supplier boosts ops with new tanker
    Vermont to expand fleet with delivery of two more bunker tankers by March 2012.
  • Limited 380 cSt avails at Far East Russian ports
    Gazpromneft mostly serving term contract orders for 380 cSt grade.
  • Philippine police recover stolen bunker fuel
    Road tank wagon was hijacked.

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It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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